Emotion

I have been glued to the radio. Not by choice. We have moved most everything out of the basement. That includes the TV. Stephen and I have spent many hours listening to KFGO. It has brought a sense of pride to live in Fargo and watch everyone help each other and fight the Red River. It is quite emotional to think about the big picture.

flood

Tense is a good word to describe the feeling in Fargo. It is everywhere. It has been at work everyday with the unknown concept of will we be here tomorrow. Last night the word came. We evacuated Meritcare. I was part of it. While I love crisis this was a very controlled and planned crisis. Patients were safely transferred and staff showed compassion like no other. The ambulances came far and wide to help in this effort. It was a very surreal and amazing experience. It was a true team effort. Wow!

March

Well the snow and wind was fairly impressive on Tuesday. So impressive that I hung out at work for 24 hours. It was amazing to see the people who actually made it to the ER with varying complaints. After working 16 hours I tried to sleep on the very uncomfortable carts. It was sort of like a slumber party as We pushed the carts into the lobby of the green zone so we could share a fan to try to sleep. The teamwork and flexibility of the nursing staff was truly awesome. Although the conditions were not optimal it was a fun time....